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Narrow streets, remixed
Over at Steve Dombek’s Narrow Streets SF website, he proposes undoing America’s 20th century mistake of building ultra-wide streets here in San Francisco. Instead, the land would be sold off to build new housing, and we’d be left with traditional (or “narrow”) streets like you find in the rest of the world. Naturally, this idea…
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La Cumbre’s new paint job boldly stakes claim to Mission-style burrito’s origin
Recently Taqueria La Cumbre on Valencia got a fire engine red paint job. But far more bold than the color scheme is the claim painted on the building: “Birthplace of the Mission Style Burrito.” As with any such claim, it’s a hotly contested one. As Wikipedia notes it’s not clear if Mission-style burritos were invented…
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Everything you do is a balloon
I imagine the conversation went a little something like this: “Hey, how should we decorate our storefront?”“Well, all I have is this bike pump and a drawer full of balloons.”“Uh… *scratches head* sounds kinda like a plan!” And there you have it; a storefront filled with balloons. (With apologies to Boards of Canada.)
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New murals on Dolores St.
Across from Dolores Park there’s a Christian Science church that’s been shuttered for a number of years. Recently a developer wanted to turn it into housing, but so far that hasn’t happened. Instead it got boarded up, and now those boards have been filled with some spiffy new murals by fnnch, Analog Monsters, MaxEhrman and…
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Schedule your day like a skater
Sure, you could go to the library or a bookstore and find a book about optimizing your daily schedule. But that would involve reading more than three words, and therefore is a sub-optimal use of your time. Instead, take the advice of the sticker I found on a wall in Clarion Alley and schedule your…
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11 Christmas gifts for a San Franciscan
Holiday shopping is stressful enough without troubling yourself with figuring out what to buy for people. I mean, does your grandmother want a red scarf, or a green hat? Does your kid want a toy dump truck, or a Lego set? I’m getting a headache just thinking about it. Fortunately for you, I’ve pre-assembled a…
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Differences
The other evening while waiting for a train, I decided to write an intentionally terrible rap song about a relationship gone sour due to irreconcilable differences. Here it is in all its glory: You ride Muni and I ride BARTThat’s why we’ll always be apartI like the Giants, you don’t like baseballThere’s no chance we’ll…
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Mission Workshop coming to Valencia
Local backpack and messenger bag company Mission Workshop appears to be moving to the old Therapy Furniture spot on Valencia at 16th. But here’s the interesting thing: their old store on Rondel is right behind the Valencia location. Here’s a map (original) that I’ve colored for you. Mission Workshop’s new location is in orange, the…
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Black rectangle to be removed from Moscone West
Since opening day Moscone West at 4th and Howard has been adorned by a large black rectangle on the side of the building. Careful observers might notice that this rectangle is attached to a somewhat rusty track that goes around the entire building. Soon, this rectangle will be removed. It wasn’t supposed to be this…
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You are being influenced with remote-based computer programmed conversational skits
For the past year or so, schizo rants similar to the one above have occasionally graced utility polls in downtown San Francisco. Exactly who is putting these up is unknown — the person in question has access to office supplies and seems capable of formulating grammatically correct sentences, which rules out many of SF’s best…
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